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How to Do Easy, 10 Minute Weekly Guinea Pig Health Checks

Published 8/19/2016 | Guinea Pig Health | HappyCavy


How to Do Easy, 10 Minute Weekly Guinea Pig Health Checks

By adding a 10-minute health check to your guinea pig’s weekly care routine of nail trimming and ear cleaning, you can get familiar with its body so that abnormal growths, changes in behavior and other potentially fatal health issues are caught –...



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A Guinea Pig Tooth Infection – Part 3: Buttercup’s Jaw Abscess Surgery

Published 10/3/2015 | Guinea Pig Health | HappyCavy


A Guinea Pig Tooth Infection – Part 3: Buttercup’s Jaw Abscess Surgery

The setup: It’s been nine long months since Buttercup began taking a myriad of different antibiotics for a tooth infection that resulted in her losing one of her front teeth. This conundrum has resulted in the need for a more aggressive approach to...



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How to Get Help Paying for Guinea Pig Veterinarian Bills

Published 9/30/2015 | Guinea Pig Health | HappyCavy


How to Get Help Paying for Guinea Pig Veterinarian Bills

Whether you currently own guinea pig, or you’re thinking of welcome one (preferably two!) into your home, you need to have a plan for how you’re going to pay for every day ordinary and, eventually, extraordinary expenses. But what happens when yo...



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A Guinea Pig Tooth Infection – Part 2: Buttercup’s Many Vet Visits

Published 7/22/2015 | Guinea Pig Health | HappyCavy


A Guinea Pig Tooth Infection – Part 2: Buttercup’s Many Vet Visits

Buttercup's latest health story continues with #2 of how she got an infection in her mouth, lost a tooth, and battled a nasty infection for over half a year....



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A Guinea Pig Tooth Infection – Part 1: Buttercup Loses a Tooth

Published 7/22/2015 | Guinea Pig Health | HappyCavy


A Guinea Pig Tooth Infection – Part 1: Buttercup Loses a Tooth

Buttercup and Feebee, each at 6 years of age, are "Golden Year Guineas". And, if anything can be learned from Buttercup's current health journey, neither are getting any younger....



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HappyCavy has been online since June 2009 with Hammy and Piglet. In October of 2009, a sweet, fuzzy cavy named Bitsy joined the family.

Feebee and Buttercup were welcomed to the HappyCavy Forever Home as friends and co-conspirators in January 2011. Dot joined us on July 2012. Winnie and Rosie joined on February 8, 2015 and June 6, 2015, respectively. Sisters JuneBug and Baby Roo joined August 16, 2019, and Dollie came to us on February 15, 2023. Annie was the last pig to arrive on December 17, 2023. Find out more about the HappyCavy guinea pigs.

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